Canadian tourist killed in whale incident off Pacific Coast

A Canadian woman, who had been snorkeling off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, died after a whale crashed into the boat she was on.

Local media reported that the 35-year-old woman was returning from a snorkeling expedition with 23 other passengers when a massive gray whale suddenly breached and landed on the boat. The woman was thrown from the boat into the water.

Firefighters said that to avoid the whale, which hit one side of the boat, the captain made a sudden turn and that was when the woman was injured. She died later in hospital. Two others on the boat were also injured.